Carrying forward its divestment plan, the government is mulling over stake sale in the five central public sector enterprises (CPSEs), CNBC TV18 reported citing unidentified sources. The government may seek cabinet nod for strategic stake sale in the state-owned BPCL, CONCOR and SCI, the report added. In addition, approval will also be sought for acquisition of THDC by NTPC and NEEPCO by NHPC, it also said.

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Wednesday said that there is no leakage at its Uran plant days after a gas leak was reported from the facility. The smell of hydrocarbon was felt today early morning that spread due to incessant rains, India’s largest oil and natural gas company said. “At ONGC Uran plant smell of hydrocarbon felt early Morning which was spread due to incessant rains. There is no leakage. All precautionary measures in place.

Shares of India’s largest state-run lender SBI plunged on Wednesday morning, after global firm Morgan Stanley slashed its share price target. SBI shares plunged more than 4.6% to hit the day’s low at Rs 288.75 on BSE. Morgan Stanley said that the upside on the shares remains limited given uncertainty on Asset quality and Net Interest Margin. The global firm noted that the recent tax rate cut outweighs lower margins. Morgan Stanley has raised the FY21, FY22 EPS estimates by 5% each.

As many as 17 Indian companies, including Infosys, TCS and HDFC, have been named in the list of World’s Best Regarded Companies compiled by Forbes. IT major Infosys has been ranked third in the list of World’s Best Regarded Companies, along with global payments technology company Visa and Italian car-maker Ferrari on the first and second position, respectively. Infosys jumped to the third spot from 31st position in 2018. “Infosys’ leading position headlined an Asian invasion in the rankings,” Forbes said.

The one-day strike on Tuesday by coal workers against FDI in the sector has led to an estimated loss of 1 million tonnes (mt) in production as the Centre looks to initiate talks with the unions to normalise the situation by Wednesday.

The strike has affected production across the subsidiaries of Coal India and Singareni Collieries.

Mumbai: Indian stock markets may be tepid on Wednesday as global peers are weak. Asian stocks fell on Wednesday after US lawmakers called for an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, increasing the prospects of prolonged political uncertainty in the world's largest economy.

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) put severe curbs on Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank on Tuesday, including on cash withdrawals, amid a probe into accounting lapses, sparking speculation that the regulator may force a management change through a merger.

New Delhi/Geneva: Ahead of a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump said the two countries will soon sign a limited trade accord, while a free trade agreement will be signed later.

“We will have a larger trade deal down the road, but we will have a (limited) trade deal very soon," Trump told reporters.

IDBI Bank has put on the block non-performing loans worth over Rs 9,750 crore to clean up its balance sheet.

The top 10 exposure up for sale include Lanco Amarkantak (Rs 1,077 crore), Reliance Communications (Rs 721 crore), Ballarpur Industries (Rs 493 crore), Jyoti Structures (Rs 396 crore), and Unitech (Rs 395 crore).

Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday implored women to come out of their “comfort zones”, stating that while there are laws to ensure more representation to women in governing boards and as independent directors in companies, her experience in the government is that it is difficult to find women.

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